Anatomy of a digital project seminar - 22nd June, London

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SHARING SUCCESS:THE ANATOMY OF A DIGITAL PROJECT

Cory HughesDIGITAL EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR

Tim O’DonnellOPERATIONS DIRECTOR

AGENDA:PRINCIPLESPERSONALPRACTICE

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PART ONE:PRINCIPLES

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WHAT IS DIGITAL?

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WHAT IS DIGITAL?IN-HOUSE:– Websites– Tablet & mobile– Social profiles– Blogs & articles

EXTERNAL:– Content

syndication– SEO & SEM– Social marketing– Online campaigns

PHYSICAL:– Digital signage– Digital kiosk– Virtual guide– Virtual host

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LOTRANSFORMATION

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WHAT IS DIGITALTRANSFORMATION?

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Evolving an organisation’s ways of working in order to continue delivering its mission in the face of changing technology, competition, audience need and behaviour.

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MEANINGFUL IDEAS,INTELLIGENTLY DELIVERED.”@precedentcomms #precsem

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26 YEARS+100 EXPERTS IN DESIGN, TECH, STRATEGY & UX 6 LOCATIONS

PRECEDENT.COM

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DIGITAL STRATEGYWEBSITES, TABLET & MOBILEDIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

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Evolving an organisation’s ways of working in order to continue delivering its mission in the face of changing technology, competition, audience need and behaviour.

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Old thinking; competition

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New thinking; incremental gains

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WHERE DO I START?

START WHERE YOU ARE

Long-termPartnership

Sussex

Strategy-ledSHU

360 Research-ledAberdeen

CX-ledMonash

Proof of Concept-led

UWAGuerrilla-ledGreenwich

Resource-ledGloucestershire

Problem solving-ledEBS

User research-ledSunderland

10 Higher Education responses to Digital Transformation

START WHERE YOU ARE

START WHERE YOU ARE

MAKE IT PERSONAL

PART TWO:PERSONAL

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There’s no fixed playbook

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Understand your goals

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DISCUSSION TIME:WHAT’S YOUR& WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS?VISION

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PART THREE:PRACTICE

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THE ANATOMY OF A DIGITAL PROJECT

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GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESSUNDERSTAND YOUR AUDIENCECRAFT THE EXPERIENCEMAKE IT A REALITYEVOLVE THE CONVERSATION

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

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GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

o Getting underneath your organisation’s drivers and objectives

o Identifying what is truly achievable

o Acknowledging and understanding any existing constraints

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GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS: TOOLS

o Digital SWOT analysis

o Expert reviews

o Stakeholder maps and RACI matrices

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To define a digital vision for the University; to ensure that this is embedded in University strategy, and to help assess what people, systems and processes are necessary to deliver this vision.

University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

o Develops a value-focussed business roadmap

o Optimises investment with clear measures

o Provides identification of competitive advantage

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UNDERSTAND YOUR AUDIENCE

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UNDERSTAND YOURAUDIENCE

o Solves real problems and identifies low-hanging fruit

o Discovers a user’s scenarios, emotional state and environment at key touchpoints with you

o Removes reliance from outdated demographics e.g. ‘young people’

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UNDERSTAND YOURAUDIENCE: TOOLS

o ‘3 dot’ audience prioritisation

o Qual and quant research techniques: surveys, interviews, focus groups, contextual observations

o Persona development (critical tasks and pain points)

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UNDERSTAND YOURAUDIENCE

o Quantifies opportunities to deliver competitive advantage

o Provides real world examples for replicationacross the business

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CRAFT THE EXPERIENCE

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CRAFT THEEXPERIENCE

o Whole team approach – design, process and development

o Validate quickly with users directly

o Focuses on solving the right problem

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CRAFT THEEXPERIENCE: TOOLS

o ‘Post-it note’ information architecture

o Lo-fi, paper and browser prototyping

o Refining and removing content

o Visual design flow and mood-boarding

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CRAFT THEEXPERIENCE

o Reduces the risk of errors in final designand development

o Enables optimisation of customer experience without costly revisions

o Allows wider input to verify concept at an early stage

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MAKE IT AREALITY

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MAKE ITA REALITY

o Deciding what goes under the hood

o Considering integration points

o Extending your reach and ensuring results

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EVOLVE THECONVERSATION

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EVOLVE THE CONVERSATION

o Deepening your ability to measure and monitor success

o Ensuring continuous improvement and senior buy-in

o Developing a fail-fast mentality to all digital initiatives

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EVOLVE THE CONVERSATION: TOOLS

o Customer feedback surveys

o Continued program of user testing

o Competitor analysis and benchmarking

o Brand recognition and awareness surveys

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Monash University

EVOLVE THE CONVERSATION

o Sustainable growth of customer acquisition and retention

o Deepened insight into customer needs, wantsand the purchase lifecycle

o Continued competitive advantage

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WHAT DOES IT ALLMEAN?

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IT’S NOT A PLAYBOOK

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HIERARCHY OF HUMAN NEEDS:

HIERARCHY OF HUMAN NEEDS:

START WHERE YOU ARE

START WHERE YOU ARE

UNDERSTAND YOUR GOALS

START WHERE YOU ARE

UNDERSTAND YOUR GOALS

MAKE THE CHANGES THAT YOU NEED TO SEE

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QUESTIONS & THANK YOU.

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